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UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 301 - Chapter 35: Precision Enhancer kHz
CHAPTER 35
Precision Enhancer kHz
Overview
The Precision Enhancer kHz is a sophisticated tool with a simple control set,
primarily designed to bring dull or poorly recorded tracks to life. However,
with five distinct enhancement modes, the Precision Enhancer kHz will find
uses on virtually any source. It can be used to minimally massage the middle
and upper frequencies of a mix, or drastically alter the presence or dynamics
of individual tracks or groups. Unlike other enhancers that function by fre-
quency delay or filtered clipping, the Precision Enhancer kHz works on spe-
cialized techniques of equalization and dynamic expansion that can be used
as a highly versatile effect.
The five Modes (A, B, C, D and All) present various control configurations to
support the widest array of source material. With Modes A and B, the filtered
audio is mixed in with the dry signal according to the Sensitivity control. For
Modes C, D and All, audio is passed through a unique upwards expander
where the expanded audio is then filtered before being mixed with the dry
signal. For these modes, Sensitivity is used as a fader on the way into the ex-
pander. The release can be adjusted to either Fast or Slow via the Speed but-
ton, giving a greater range of dynamic/frequency enhancement. For Mode
C, the sweepable filter applied to the expander's output is identical to the fil-
ter used with Mode A. For Mode D and All, the expander's output is passed
to a set of filters in parallel. Finally, the Precision Enhancer kHz includes con-
trol over the final output level with metering to compensate for gain changes
created by the effect.